Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Treating rhinitis in the older population: special considerations. | Allergy Asthma Clinical Immunoloav BioMed Central Open Access Treating rhinitis in the older population special considerations Raymond G Slavin Address Department of Internal Medicine Division of Immunobiology Section of Allergy Clinical Immunology Saint Louis University School of Medicine 1402 South Grand Boulevard M157 Saint Louis MO 63104 USA Email Raymond G Slavin - slavinrg@ Published I December 2009 Received 27 October 2009 Allergy Asthma Clinical Immunology 2009 5 9 doi 1710-1492-5-9 Accepted 1 December 2009 This article is available from http content 5 1 9 2009 Slavin licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Rhinitis in the elderly is a common but often neglected condition. Structural changes in the nose associated with aging predisposes the elderly to rhinitis. There are a number of specific factors that affect medical treatment of the elderly including polypharmacy cognitive dysfunction changes in body composition impairment of liver and renal function and the cost of medications in the face of limited resources. Rhinitis in the elderly can be placed in several categories and treatment should be appropriate for each condition. The most important aim is to moisten the nasal mucosa since the nose of the elderly is so dry. Great caution should be used in treatment with first generation antihistamines and decongestants. Medications generally well tolerated by the elderly are second generation antihistamines intra-nasal anti-inflammatory agents leukotriene modifiers and iprapropium nasal spray. Rhinitis is a common and bothersome condition in the elderly. Despite its importance little attention is paid in the general medical literature. In the most recently published .
